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bmw 320d f30 12-13 or audi a4 12-13

  • 20-05-2018 8:14am
    #1
    melas1337
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    hello every one, i thing buy one of them car, but can't decide which one, most thinking about bmw 3s 320d f30 m-per or m sport, but I'm worried because i can't maintain this car i mean service costs to match i talk about parts and most chain belt. Dose any one know what price is to change belt on bmw? i can't find on google.

    what's about audi a4 service not cheap is well. but not expensive like bmw and chain belt start from 320+ euro with water pump around 500 euro.

    Who have experience with audi and bmw pleas give me advice. i just work simple job and take money from bank, so i don't mistake.


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  • #2
    declan_8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭declan_8


    melas1337 wrote: »
    hello every one, i thing buy one of them car, but can't decide which one, most thinking about bmw 3s 320d f30 m-per or m sport, but I'm worried because i can't maintain this car i mean service costs to match i talk about parts and most chain belt. Dose any one know what price is to change belt on bmw? i can't find on google.

    what's about audi a4 service not cheap is well. but not expensive like bmw and chain belt start from 320+ euro with water pump around 500 euro.

    Who have experience with audi and bmw pleas give me advice. i just work simple job and take money from bank, so i don't mistake.

    Best advice I’d give you is buy the one which has been the best looked after example with a good service record to back it up. I’ve had experience of both a 320 m sport e90 and a 12 reg a4 s line. Both had low miles sub 40k when I had them and each had their niggles during ownership. With the bmw the servicing is conditional based so basically the computer tells you when it wants something done like a brake fluid change, a full check over etc. what I found with this is that you do make more visits for the mechanic to get these things checked but it didn’t mean I was spending any more money keeping it if you know what I mean. With the bmw the most expensive piece I changed was a control unit that caused me errors for the steering lock, only option to fix was replace the unit and decide to be tune of 800 bucks. The timing chain never gave any probs but I sold the car on with 65k clocked up and it had been serviced by bmw.
    With the a4 same size car with a different drive entirely. Service wise I brought it in once a year for its check and service. I had dpf issues with it although it was doing the same driving as the bmw did and it never gave dpf issues. For ref I cover abt 12k a year, yes I know I don’t need a diesel but another story. I had the dpf removed rather than replace and everything was sound then. Other than that it was plane sailing ownership.
    In terms of picking one over the other I don’t think there would be much difference between keeping either of these but as with all cars you can land a lemon that has not being looked after properly.
    The interior of the Audi was a nicer place to be I felt but the drive of the back wheel drive bmw was nicer especially when pushed on.


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